Scale.



J. BERNIA scALE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1915.

1,144,685'. Patented June 29, 1915;

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

WITNESSES INVENTOR L/E/m @erh/a,

` @MQLW ATTO NEYS THE NORRIS PETERS C0.. PHU'IV'GLITHD.. WASHINGTON, D. C.

J. BERNIA.

SCALE.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.22, 191s.

Patented June 29, 1915.

AT1-ORNE s T0LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D C.

wn'NEssEs 1HE NoRR/s PETERS Co.. PHD

i ''Detrolt,In'fthef-county of Wayne and State lfof Michigamhave inventedfa new AandImf lproved' Scale, vof ywhich the lfollowing isk a specification.l v

- This inventionV relates to scales, Yparticuflarly to devices whereby bags Inay beheld 'open to, allow filling` atonefpoint, and may A thenfA be weighedtk and @swung toy another 'L f -fpoin't"at Vwhich theyinay 'be detached, where- "the numberof bags'that may be; lfilled land ''weighed. y bythel users i Inay'be greatlyv in- "rfl Y '1, The' `invention l, consists in the details of vcre'asedovergy that 1possiblefinfpresentpractice.

fconstru'ction ishownfdescribed andV particui y flarlypointedjout-in the oinedda'iins.

` the' drawin gs, Figggure v1 is a vertical sect'tojhy ,through -ohoomhodhhoht of thy thvohtion". Fig; is fa' "section" xlookingA `"down:-

z'wth'aiyY ftomthegplohoafe ofFigpgI. Fig, ,s it' ivottiotu sottiohfthtohgh tho tutti and l eiltiparts. Fig; is a yfragrnentary sec-y tionfonf'thelineof Fig, 31* Fig. 5 is aV 'paru-front' elevation ofthe dial andpointer.`

tion between the lfpgointer land actuating Y Similarrefer'encecharacters'referto like ntionshown,

` f legs 51,' has rising" therefrom the''poist2, pref# erablyeylindrical fthroulgh'o'ut its flength,

L "{which "be 'threadediinto gthetbase at" 3 yahathay#'htprovista with .tho longitudinal f matt-or hhdioatod; f Afholt'` ogrpaosthg through ythepost,f'sl1] joforts,'bynneans'of a 'collar 6, al

,.spir'alvspring-'ffroln the lower end of which'v is jsuspendedi bearingblock 8 that slidyable'vertically 'on vthepost but isprevented froln'turningfin respectl thereto by a cross- 45 barlO ,thatI 'passes Ithrough "a downwardly eX- tending flange 11I and-'the slot 4, andmay be secured in place'c bythe lnut12. '.The bearing block" Inaylalso :be "provided "with-an up-` wardly ez'rtendingv annular flange 16, and

rnayfha'vefan@annularf-ball race 17 ,in its 171i'sr` a tableffrainethat may com? n SCALE.

, Specification of Letters Patent.

hefUnited States, and a j residentv of vJoIINLBEItNIA or nnTRoIT, MICHIGAN, vAssIGfivroR or omni-HALF To CHARLES E.

- MARKER, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN. f

'- Patented Jane 29, y1915.

4`vtgtgpiication tied kJanuary 22,1915. seal No. l3,672.

rim 21. The arms andrimtogether consti' tute a support for the wooden boards 22 upon whichtth'e lower ends of thelbags may be placed. The hub portion 19 may be pro videdwith a downwardly extending annular located the annular flange 33 of a member 34, preferably tubular, that extends up-` tion of the' casingv27 inrespect toythefrnem- Y Inbaggingvgra-inl or'v theflike, some I neans 1s*A necessary vto hold the bags openy to allow liange 25 which inclosesthe' outer kedge of ythe'bearing block y8, and may also comprise v an upwardly extending flange 26 inwhich f "Inay be threaded the lower end ofthe tubular casing 27. l The latter concealsand protectsV thef'spring 7 and supports-at its upper end fa disk 30 and cap` 31 between which may be the' material'tobe'shoveled or otherwise def y n livered thereto. The cap 31 may be prolvided-withthespaced ears 37, each pair .of which may be joined. by va pivot 38 upon which-ismounted to swing vertically a bagholding device, the body offwhich is formed ofasingle piece of strap iron bent to form I the"cross-piece 3,9, the arcs 40 and the inwhichthe pivots .38 pass. lPins 43 may'join the ears 37 at pointsbetween thepivots`38` and the capand prevent'the bag-holding device from falling belowy a substantially yhorizontal plane, and hooks 44 Amay be formed'inthelower edges Vof the'bag holders steered 1 {,*Sfome meansis also `necessary to prevent the bags from turning about the post as an axiswhile they vare being filled, andfor that purpose thecross bar`10 isextended to a point near the edge of the'table 20-21-22 and'may be. perforated to receive the verticallocking` bolt 45 Vthat may be received Y in any one of a series of'notches 46,`thejn u1n yber of which corresponds to the number of ra yIneans whereby the table Inaybe conven- Y iently released to allow lrotationabout the post.

Q which, the iiedjjbagpmayheimwee', and,

` 469* Y l -A yyeighingd'eyice ciomprisinig a base, a., postkr rising 'vertically therefrom, al lspiral Gally in: respect vto fthenpesta the! amount r@t the movementbeing limitedgbysrew J55 that projects from the post and` passes through lthe longitudinal slot -56 vformedr in screws 5 7,i s aplate 58 providedwith rack teeth 59 that mesh -With a toothed pinion 60, rotatably l'moun-ted on a Apin 61, the

ylatter ofI Whiolrprojects through the slot 56 and mayy be'" screwed n into the post 2. gThescreyv l61 Vis continued` outwardly some- 'Whiatl beyond thef'ace ofthe pinion'an'd is litselfthreaded.to'receive a screw 63 (Fig. 3.)'

' by means'fof'which a pointerv 64 may be se- Which ythe ,Operatiunf operator station d i cured thereon.12k Various connections may lbe y; devised for transmittingfrotary motionV from fthe' pinion to the pQintenbut it is preferred to` slot-,the face of thefhub, asf indicated in "Fgf 6, @11dtof rigidly fseclll to'y the [pointer 1 l'aftenon 'that .is reeeiVedin the slotfl .f'

Secured upon shoulder' 7 KOv'formed-"upon the upper end' fo the post, 'preferablypbyf the @a being fclose@ by. thel glassl yplate 7l mi h'aying 'in'settherefrom the ydial "75ouerj- I Y pointer 'sweeps-toiindicatespring .l 'deetionsgasshown in Fig". 52T'` Y f "Sde'f theftble attach theempty begsY tb. ythe*bag-,holder"siinian-lmous manner. `The :r00s remJ sartn fjdepres'sed mi they able swung about Vthe lpost ktfofafpoint 'Where the 1 `filling' operation isftof take place, whereupon i lit is "automatically :locked -infY-position'by they i Weight may beread'directly fromf'theldial'.v`

1 bolt 4&5.'` 4The filling operationi'sthenaccom? y .d -plished by another Worlmane-either'byshovelinggor: by maiplatins aiehit'e Offffhr cnjeyer (not shown) ,'N When no" yWeight `is on the "'tab'le; the E spring -7 holds-km the Ac-lovver Wall Oi th' ,S1015 .56 -Ilerlg'agele ,Wthxthe pin 5554;' and; the pointer then'indicates 'zero g rand :atf the Y'lend vofl'the filling operation" thev The foot lever may then again .be-depressed and' the table swung .around tofa, point'at another open'bag be simultaneouslyk present-y the details of 'my' construction -Without departing' from the spirit, of .my invention" l "I'do "not,l therefore; Wish to belimited other'- bearing blockffrjom turningabout the iwisejythan asmindicatedbythe subjoined .claimsfw U Y a Iclainu spring,y surrounding vthe post,l bearing, block supported by the spring i andv slidable .vertif cally "on thepost, ymeans `:t'or preventing the "as an aXis-,ratable mounted' on `the"bear memberrsing from; the table,'f;sadimembe 4cating the Weigl1t"of loads onthetable,l and! 'themember 34. Rigidly connected to the last mentionedfmember, 'for example, by the actuating the indicating meanslfy bearingv vblock v`from2 turning about the i.

being varranged to `inclose and i' protectV the kspring; means carriedby the postV for indi ilg the Weightof Aloads on they tab "rotatable,y for', actuating 'f y:the: Yindiati y bearing"blocklfroir :turning'qabout :the:

' block and rotatable about/the ppst, agtubular *member lrising vfrom 'the table,: saidf `membey toned member beirgisupprd cnthetiil Alar member andthe latterl being"rotataalble il able member and? Ameshing Withfh. pini -as an 'axis,a table mounted on thel bearing the' table,j and-means carried` by they tubular block and rotatable about the post, 'aV tubularbeing arranged to ncl'osel and'gprotectth springrmeans carried by thefp'ost orlndl means i carried by the tubular member y fo 2. AA Weighing devicepomprisinga-based ay post rising"verticallytherefrom,y a spiral spring surrounding the' p.osta bearing block? supported by the spring yandslidableyerti cally on the post, means for,` preventing `th asfan axisfa tablemountedion therbearin block and rotatable about the' posti all tubular memberl rising from the table, said .member y means' @dafeflbr the tubular member,4 elif' in'L respect to Whiehfthe ltubular member fmea'ns5- Aand means vfor preventing frotat ofthe; actuating'mean's aboutfthe post as. a"

c ,a .G-CQIIPISH@ ,ba ay pk snfri'sing yertica therefrom, ,a spi spring surrounding thepost, a bearing bloc vsupported by vfthespring and slidable verti `cally onthelpostg; means for prevlntng;the-` asv anfaXis,;a"table mounted on ',the bearin being vYarrangedf'.i to inclose andi protect g, the spring,f means, including apinion Carried-b, .the lpostffor Iindicating .y the :weight art-l cles on the' tabletaV member movable ver i sally in respect-wth@postSaid lest men.

leept theretemeapS-c` for; pretenties? ith, memblemember-@trom rpteting 'abput th post a rack earried-by theverticallyfgm for f causing Vthe indicating 'means to indcat deflections; :of 'the :spiral spring caused i loads plfmed 0.11 thetable f A Y:Y'tpl'lisllngifdp/Vice rcpmprisg e besef apOSf rising vertically ithrefromffa spira Y Sprpg'surrolmdingfthe postfe'fbearing bloc-1 supported `bythe spring and slidable-yei callylon the post, -`means forpreyenting't bearing block i from turning about theA .posti block and rotatable about the post, atubula member `vrising from the tablep said membe being arranged. to. @clown-d proteome 1 Spring a Series; Qf ,beg` holders Supported by the `tuloulal", membff 1,Iieansfcerrid,fbyith post for indicating fhevwightf Ofrfba'gs on.

member@vtuatngptheindicating-means f5@ g-,yeehipg'fdenpe ppipriscngiaibase @angular movement of the bearing block y aboutthe post, a table *mounted onthe bearr'a vpest:flvertically therefrom, a spiral supported by the,v spring i and slidable verti-V springsurroundingthe post, arfbjearing block 9 jcallyson YQtlnefpost, means 'for preventing the .bearingbloclr-'fromfturning about the post as an aXis, a table mounted onv the bearing yblockand'rotatable about the post, a tubular r vmemberrising; `from thetable, said member beingarranged toin'closeand protect the spring, a seriesof b ag holders supported by theltubular member, means carried by the I f 'post forlindicating the Weight of bags on the Jtable, :means r`carried by the tubular member for actuating ,the indicating vmeans, and

means fo`r,loclringxthe table at points in= its vrotation 'corresponding in number and v location tothe individual vbag Vholders of the rseries, s

6 A Weighing device-comprising a base,

fal'post rising verticallytherefrom, a spiral spring surrounding the post, a bearing block vsupported bythe vrspring and slidable verti` "{cally on ythe post, means fory preventing the i bearingblock from'iturning. about the post bloclrand rotatable-about the post, a tubular member rising from thetable, said member beingarrangefdzto inclose and protect the v spring, a series of bagholders supportedy by the tubular member, means lcarried by the fposty for indicatingithe Weight of bags on the table, means carriedfby the tubular meinfber for -actuating the vindicating means,

means for automatically locking the table at points yin itsfrotatio'n corresponding yin number andllocationto theindividual bag holders of thes'eries, and manually operated 'means for releasing the table to alloWvrota tion atW-ill.

4.0 v 7. Weighing device comprising ayvbase,

a postfrising vertically therefrom, aspiral springy surrounding the post, a bearing r ,block supported by the spring, said post i f havingv a longitudinal slot therein, a crossbar passing through the slot for preventing ingblock and rotatable about the post, a

' member rising from the table, means'caryfried v,by the-postfor indicating the Weight Y `of articles on ythe table', and means carried vby]y the member for actuating the indicatingmeans *18. A Weighing device comprising a base, a post rising verticallytherefrom, ak spiral spring surrounding the post, a bearing block supported by the spring, said ,post having a longitudinal slot therein, 'a cross bar passing through the slot for preventing .angular movementlof the. bearing block about the post,1.a tablemounted on .the bearing f block and rotatable about the post, a .member rising from thetable, means carried by j .the-post for indicating the Weight of. arti- 65.

clesr on-the table, means carried by the member for actuating l`theindicating means,.a

series of bag holders -supported bythe member, and means' for locking'the table at pointsin its angular rotation corresponding in numberk and location tothe individual bag holders of the'V series. n

, 9.2A Weighing device 'comprisinga' a post rising vertically therefrom, a spiral base, i

spring surrounding the post, a bearing block supported by the spring, said post having a longitudinal slot therein, a cross bar `passing vthrough the slot for preventing angular movementof the bearing block about the post, atable mounted on the bearing block and. rotatableabout o' the post, a member rising fromthe table, means carried by the post forl indicating lthe Weight of articles on "the table, means carried by the member for actuating the vindicating means, a series of bagliolders supportedl by the member, and means for locking the tablefatpoints in its angular rotation corresponding in number and location totheindividual bag'holders ofthe series, said locking means being supported by the -crossban f f n 110. `A Weighing-devicecomprising fa base,

` a p ost risingyertically therefrom, aspiral "spring surrounding the post, aA bearing block supported by the spring, means for preventing angular movement of the blocki about the post, a table lmounted `on the bearingl block and rotatable about the post, anti-frict i tion members interposed between thebloc'k 'y and table, said table including an annular 'Y fiange thatsurrounds the edge ofthe bear-` 'ing block, a member. risingl from the table,

means carried by the post` for indicating the Weight of articles on ythe table, and y meanscarjried4 by the member for actuating on the table, means carriedbythe member for actuatingthe indicating means, a series i of pivots carried by the member, a series of bag holders sWingable vertically on the pivots, and means foi` preventing the bag holdyers from swinging doWnWardly about the pivots beyond a predetermined plane.

12. Aiveighing devicecomprising abase, a posty rising vertically therefrom, a spiral spring surrounding the post, a bearing block supported by the spring and slidable vertically on the post, means for preventing the bearing block from turning about the post as an axis, a table mounted lon the bearing block and rotatable about the post, a tubui flarlm'embev Y from the table, saidlmem-` I "ber `being arranged to inclose` and' protect ,tithe springfmeans carried' byy the post` for -indicating the `Weight of loads on the table, s gapair of spaced. plates .carried by the tvubu- 'lar member, a member slidable vertically in .respect to-thepost and having an annular s fiiangefif'liierposedl bet-Ween the spaced plates 'AW-hereby" the-upper end of the, tubular member is steadied and the table' is preventedfrom tipping 'on they bearing block, and

p means'carried by'.the'member With v`the anvnular *flange for actuating the indicating.

13.- 'A Weighingdevice comprising kbase, -aV post risingjvertically therefrom, a yspiral jspringjsurrounding the post,` a'bearing block supported by they spring and slidable vertiy l'cally' on the postf means or'preventing the T295 bearingblock from turning about the' `post las an axis, a table-mounted on the bearing i, fidopivs' of. this'lpateiiilinay'be optin'e'a for yblockand lrotatable y about the post, 'a tubular member l,rising from the table and rigidly secured thereto, said member being ar- ,rangedto inclosefand'protect the spring a bearing forfvthe upper "end of [the tubular l block from turning about, the postfasa'n" axis, atable mounted on the bearing bloc five k'cents each, `by addressing the Commissioner of Patents* Washington,D'C. n i i is prevented from 'tipping, means4 carriedb. the post for'indica'ting thefvveightv of load on the table,l 1 and means supported on' ith tubular KVmember for actuating the .indicat 14. `A lWeighing device vcomprising 'a base, a postrising therefromya' 'spirall spring surl- 1 rounding `the Ipostfabearing blockfsupp'ort ed by the spring and slidable vertically yon` the post, I'kneans for preventing the bearingf 

